I've often spoken of the differences between how Christians in the Eastern world understand some things in contrast to how those same things are generally understood in the west. This interview with an Archbishop of the Eastern Orthodox Church touches on some of those differences.
It's important for each of us to remember that just because something we hear is new to us and different from what we've been taught doesn't necessarily mean it is wrong. I've been amazed by the opposition I've received from some "grace people" for saying the very things this man is saying, (although not nearly in such an articulate and scholastic way). To summarily dismiss a teaching we haven't heard as "false teaching, heresy, unorthodox,"etc. when, if we're honest, we've never seriously studied the topic being addressed is intellectually lazy at best and hypocritical at worst. Not every body believes like you do. And they hold their views with the same love for Christ, the Bible, academic study and reliance upon the Holy Spirit as the rest of us have.
Hear this man with an open mind. He explains how we've jumped the track in many ways in the Western Church world.
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WOW!!! LOVED this! 1. Teaching Morality is Heresy 2. Jesus wasnt payment to an angry God 3. The false teaching of atonement!!!! 4. The truth is palatable to a younger generation who is fed up with hypocrisy and bigotry! Great stuff!
ReplyDeleteSin is an illness that needs healing. Passions are inner human sufferings that lead people to do things that separate them from God (becomes sin). The 14 minute video was worth watching several times for this alone.
ReplyDeleteThis is LIFE CHANGING! Thank you so so SO much for increasing knowledge by sharing this.
ReplyDeleteThanks Steve
ReplyDeleteHow my heart connected with this wisdom. Fully in tune with the two previous comments.
this resounds with what we teach in our church - morality is heresy. when we preach your morality, we've ignored the finished work of christ! thank you for posting this steve
ReplyDeleteI understood the speaker to be on topic about the healing compassion of Christ where He lifted up people and so we can we in offering co_suffering to identify ourselves with what they go through in a lift to inner transformational living of Christ within for them! Dave Candel
ReplyDeleteCan someone transcript this video to me? Because English is my second linguage then I could not understand his English.
ReplyDeleteMy e-mail is franraby@hotmail.com
Since now I thank you for.